The drivers that are required for a particular Network Interface Card (NIC) depend on the operating system that is installed on your system.
Table 9-1 shows the relationship between NICs supported by Server Administrator and the drivers that they require on each supported operating system.
For a list of Server Administrator supported operating systems, see "Introduction."
NOTE: Starting with Dell OpenManage™ version 4.3, the Dell OpenManage Systems Management CD
has been replaced by the Dell™ PowerEdge™ Installation and Server Management CD. References in
this guide to the Systems Management CD are for Dell OpenManage versions 3.0 through 4.2.
NIC Drivers and Operating Systems
To determine required drivers for NIC systems management, locate your NIC manufacturer in Table 9-1 and the operating system that is installed on your system.
In Table 9-1, "NA" indicates that the driver is supplied by the operating system rather than by the manufacturer of the NIC.
Table 9-1. NIC Manufacturers and Drivers Required for Supported Operating Systems
NIC Product Name
Microsoft® Windows® 2000
Microsoft Windows 2003
Novell® NetWare®
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 2.1 and 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
3COM® 3C98x Family of Adapters
NOTE: Dell no longer supports this
NIC.
NA
NA
2.0
NA
NA
Alteon ACEnic Copper Gigabit
7.100 (7.7 family of adapters)
7.100 (7.7 family of adapters)
7.63 (7.7 family of adapters)
7.4.12 (7.7 family of adapters)
3.10 Broadcom driver
NOTE: bcm5700
is not supported
on Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux 4.
Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters
NOTE: Diagnostics for Broadcom NICs
is not supported on Red Hat Enterprise
Linux version 4.
7.100 (7.7 family of adapters)
7.100 (7.7 family of adapters)
7.63 (7.7 family of adapters)
7.4.12 (7.7 family of adapters)
3.10 Broadcom driver
NOTE: bcm5700
is not supported
on Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux 4.
